Joseph Borsch Meyer was born April 22, 1944, in Casper, Wyoming, the son of Melvin Louis Meyer and Leona Mae Borsch Meyer. After graduating from Natrona County High School in 1959, he attended the Colorado School of Mines in the fall of that year. The following spring, he transferred to the University of Wyoming. He received both his Bachelor of Arts and law degrees from the University of Wyoming. On September 3, 1966, he married Mary Ray Orr, a native of Sheridan, Wyoming.

In 1967 he was hired as Deputy Fremont County Attorney in Lander. Later, he established a law practice there. In 1971, he was named the Assistant Director of the newly-created Wyoming Legislative Service Office (LSO). He served with LSO until 1987 when he was appointed Wyoming Attorney General by Gov. Mike Sullivan He served in that position until 1995. From July 1995 until June 1998, Meyer was Assistant for External Affairs, University of Wyoming, his alma mater.

In 1998, he won the Republican nomination for Secretary of State. Elected later that fall, he was reelected four years later. In 2006, Joe was elected to his first term as state Treasurer. Meyer passed away on October 6, 2012 while still in office.

Additional Resources

• State Treasurer Joe Meyer Dies After Battle With Cancer, Casper Star Tribune, 10/6/2012